Genus of over 100 species of trees, shrubs, sufructic to perennial with a woody base, deciduous, semi-persistent and evergreen, usually thorny, present in the thickets and exposed slopes of tropical regions throughout the world. Erythrina dominguezii is a deciduous tree up to 10-12 meters tall with a broad and spreading crown. The young branches are equipped with thorns, the leaves are compound, odd-pinnate and light green in color. The flowers, pink or salmon in color, are gathered in very decorative apical inflorescences and appear numerous before the leaves.
